Anjali Asgaonkar

Title: Anjali Asgaonkar and Carbonyl Compounds as Markers

Introduction

Anjali Asgaonkar is an inventor associated with Somerset, New Jersey, and Morton International, Inc. Her patent work describes a method for marking materials, particularly petroleum fuels, using carbonyl compounds.

Latest Patents

The supplied information lists one patent for Asgaonkar: “Use of Carbonyl Compounds as Markers.” The invention adds carbonyl compounds—such as ketones, aldehydes, esters, amides, anhydrides, and carboxylic acids—to a material as markers. The compounds can then be identified by measuring their absorbance peaks in the mid-infrared range.

The patent describes carbonyl compounds that dissolve in nonpolar solvents but are substantially insoluble in water as especially suitable for tagging petroleum fuels. For fuel applications, the markers preferably contain only carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. It also describes digital marker systems that combine two or more carbonyl compounds in predetermined ratios, which can be measured quantitatively using instruments such as SpecTrace.

Career Highlights

Asgaonkar’s listed patent reflects work on chemical identification and fuel-marking technology. The approach uses measurable mid-infrared absorbance to distinguish marker compounds in treated materials.

Collaborations

The supplied information identifies Haresh A. Doshi as a coworker and Morton International, Inc. as Asgaonkar’s company affiliation. It does not specify their roles in the patent or describe particular collaborative contributions.

Conclusion

Anjali Asgaonkar’s listed invention applies carbonyl chemistry and mid-infrared measurement to the identification of marked materials, with a particular focus on petroleum fuels.